Mr. Dong Lai really didn't expect that his disciple would suddenly do this. He was surprised and excited.
The King of Nanyang was even more excited and said, "Come here, bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I want to personally grind the ink for Young Master Cui!"
Witnessed by hundreds of famous families.
The King of Nanyang ground the ink himself.
Countless scholars witnessed the event.
It turns out that not only the teacher was carefully preparing for this disciple-recruiting banquet.
The disciples are not far behind!
Soon, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were ready.
Under the gazes of countless people, Cui Xian turned around and returned to the pavilion.
He held the pen in one hand, thanked the King of Nanyang first, then looked at Mr. Donglai and said with a smile: "Before, I had a poetry contest with someone, and the other person wrote a poem "Ode to Hsinchu" and presented it to his mentor. By some coincidence, he won my "Ode to the Goose".
Hearing this, everyone laughed.
This interesting story has become known to many people now as the little prodigy became famous.
But why would the little prodigy bring up this old story for no reason?
Cui Xian continued, "This little thing is not important, but Xian's teacher must not fall behind what other people's teachers have."
"So, the poem that Xian gave to my mentor is called—"
At this point, he laughed first.
After he finished laughing, he continued, "It's called 'Ode to Hsinchu'."
The whole audience laughed in a good-natured manner.
Regardless of the content of this poem, just looking at the name is enough to be "elegant and interesting"!
Since ancient times.
There are many poems praising teachers. Among them, Cui Xian has in his mind some famous lines such as "The silkworm will not stop spinning silk until death" and "The fallen petals are not heartless".
But this was a teacher-apprenticeship banquet, and Cui Xian had just met his teacher.
"Untitled" tells the story of a man and a woman's separation and longing for each other, and was later extended to mean a song praising teachers.
"Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" talks about the sorrow of resigning from office and leaving Beijing.
Not only does the scene not match, even the emotions don’t match.
Whose teacher-apprenticeship banquet makes the teacher work like a silkworm until death or a candle burned down to ashes?
What a bummer!
So miserable!
There were many scholars present, and Mr. Dong Lai himself was a famous scholar. If he copied a poem at random, he would just make a fool of himself.
Fortunately, thanks to our ancestors who have many talented writers, you can always find a few famous works if you just browse around!
For example, Zheng Banqiao’s poem "Hsinchu".
The whole poem is vigorous and full of vitality, and contains gratitude and blessings for the elders.
It is most suitable for today's occasion!
Under the gaze of Mr. Dong Lai and countless others.
Cui Xian picked up his pen and read aloud as he wrote: "A Poem of the Nanyang Palace in Hsinchu, Presented to My Teacher Mr. Donglai!"
Upon hearing this name, King Nanyang’s old face almost froze with laughter.
He knew that this was Cui Xian's way of thanking him for grinding ink!
As for the rest of the people at the literary gathering, they didn't even dare to breathe, staring closely at the little prodigy for fear of disturbing his train of thought.
The palace was obviously packed with people, but it was completely quiet.
The wind is still blowing.
On one side of the lotus pond, the bamboo forest swayed in the wind.
Last year's old bamboo was taller and stronger, while this year's new bamboo, though shorter, is greener.
There are also several new bamboos that are growing vigorously and are growing taller than the old bamboos.
New and old bamboos surround each other, creating a lush and green scene.
Under the astonished gaze of countless people.
The little prodigy looked up at the bamboo forest, then smiled and started writing, reciting as he wrote: "The new bamboo is taller than the old bamboo branches, all thanks to the old trunks for support!"
As soon as the first two sentences came out, the whole audience applauded!
Not only does it use the simplest words to describe the momentum of the new and old bamboos.
This sentence is also using bamboo to express gratitude to my teacher Mr. Dong Lai!
The most interesting thing is that the little prodigy named this poem "Ode to Hsinchu".
The poem is about Hsinchu, but what is actually being praised is the 'old bamboo'!
really.
When Mr. Donglai heard the first two sentences, his eyes narrowed with laughter, and his expression was extremely satisfied: "Great kindness!"
Cui Xian is still writing poems.
Now that I have thanked my mentor "Lao Zhu", how should I continue writing?
The wind in the palace was getting stronger and stronger.
Ripples appeared on the surface of the pool.
Pine needles rustled down and the bamboo forest danced wildly in the wind.
Cui Xian's red robe fluttered in the wind, and coupled with his drunkenness, he looked flamboyant, unbridled and dazzling.
This stunning and famous scene will surely remain in the hearts of many people and will never be forgotten.
In the fierce wind.
Cui Xian raised his eyebrows and looked at Mr. Dong Lai with a smile.
Then, under the shocked gaze of the audience, he wrote with great swiftness, giving the poem a perfect ending.
The young man's clear and powerful voice echoed throughout the palace, showing his vigorous vitality and unbridled arrogance!
"Next year, if there are newborns, ten-foot-tall dragon descendants will circle the Phoenix Pond!"
Longsun: Another name for bamboo.
Fengchi: Often used to refer to the prime minister.
Therefore, even if both "dragon" and "phoenix" are included in this poem, it will not go beyond the rules.
How much respect and gratitude a student must have for his teacher to be able to write such a vigorous, sincere and beautiful blessing!
As soon as this sentence came out.
The entire palace erupted in thunderous cheers and applause.
Mr. Dong Lai himself was so excited that his face turned red.
Ten-foot-long dragon descendants circle around the Phoenix Pond!
What a wonderful scene of 'ten-foot-long dragons circling the phoenix pond'!
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